The return to the Land of Israel had already been unfolding for decades, as tens of thousands of Jews from across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe made their way home. Herzl’s vision gave this grassroots movement a unified political framework, turning a centuries-old dream into a structured state-building enterprise. 🇮🇱
129 years ago today, Theodor Herzl convened the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, bringing together 200 delegates around a shared vision: self-determination for the people of Israel in their indigenous homeland. The return to the Land of Israel had already been unfolding for decades, as tens of thousands of Jews from across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe made their way home. Herzl’s vision gave this grassroots movement a unified political framework, turning a centuries-old dream into a structured state-building enterprise. 🇮🇱
